Locke, Richard Adams, 1800-1871

Journalist and editor of the New York Sun; known for a literary hoax pertaining to lunar discoveries.

From the description of Richard Adam Locke papers [manuscript], 1853, undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 451382452

From the description of Richard Adam Locke papers [manuscript], 1853, undated. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648019260

Writer.

Locke was a friend of Edgar Allan Poe and became famous for his controversy with P.T. Barnum over the authenticity of the curios in Barnum's Museum, and for his own 'Moon Hoax', a piece in which he contended that he made a 'Discovery that the Moon Has a Vast Population of Human Beings'. The 'Moon Hoax' was published in 1835. Locke was a descendant of philosopher John Locke.

From the description of Locke, Richard Adams, 1800-1871 papers, 1833-1918. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155570600